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American mapmaker and publisher (1830–1922)
George Washington Bacon (1830–1922)
[1] was an American
mapmaker and
publisher who developed a successful business producing
maps of
London .
In 1861, Bacon founded a series of businesses. He became bankrupt in 1867, after failing to keep on top of managing these businesses.
[2]
In 1870, Bacon started his business, G.W. Bacon & Co., on 127
Strand , London. He based his
atlases on the plates used by
Edward Weller for his Weekly Dispatch Atlas . In 1893, he bought the map business of
James Wyld .
During this time period, G.W Bacon created illustrations of British colonial wars, with their most famous publication being Bacon's South Africa War Prints in 1901, covering the
Second Boer War .
Around 1900, G.W. Bacon was purchased by the
Scottish publishing house of W.& A.K. Johnston and incorporated into their own. Maps using the Bacon brand were being produced as late as 1956.
[3] About 1967 their name was changed to Johnston & Bacon .
[4]
Bacon's New Map of London , c. 1890.
Selected publications
The New Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles.
Groves, John Percy (1893).
History of the 42nd Royal Highlanders - "The Black watch" now the first battalion "The Black Watch" (Royal Highlanders) 1729–1893. Illustrated by Harry Payne .
Edinburgh : W. & A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
Johnston, Thomas Brumby ; Robertson, James Alexander;
Dickson, William Kirk (1899).
Historical Geography of the Clans of Scotland . Edinburgh and
London : W. & A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
The Scottish clans and Their Tartans : with notes (Library ed.). Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston. 1900. Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
Johnston, George Harvey (1901).
The Ruddimans in Scotland, Their History and Works . Edinburgh: W. and A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
Johnston, George Harvey (1905).
The Heraldry of the Johnstons, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees . Edinburgh: W. and A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
Johnston, George Harvey (1906).
The Heraldry of the Stewarts, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees . Edinburgh: W. and A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
Johnston, George Harvey (1907).
The Heraldry of the Douglases, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees . Edinburgh: W. and A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
Adam, Frank (1908).
The Clans, Septs, and Regiments of the Scottish Highlands . Edinburgh and London: W. & A.K. Johnston.
ISBN
9780717945009 . Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
Johnston, George Harvey (1909).
The Heraldry of the Hamiltons, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees . Edinburgh: W. and A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
Johnston, George Harvey (1910).
The Heraldry of the Murrays, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees . Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
Johnston, George Harvey (1920).
The Heraldry of the Campbells, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees . Vol. 1. Edinburgh: W. and A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
Johnston, George Harvey (1920).
The Heraldry of the Campbells, with notes on all the males of the family, descriptions of the arms, plates and pedigrees . Vol. 2. Edinburgh: W. and A.K. Johnston. Retrieved 8 January 2021 .
Fraser, C.I of Reelig (1954). The Clan Munro .
Stirling : Johnston & Bacon.
ISBN
0-7179-4535-9 .
Mackinnon, Donald (1957). The Clan Ross . Edinburgh: W. & A. K. Johnston & G. W. Bacon.
ISBN
978-0-7179-4537-5 .
See also
References
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